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[AMA] I am a professional construction carpenter. Feel free to ask me anything.
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Do you think carpentry is a worthy skill to invest in learning for purely utility (repairing your own house or building the occasional shack).
I've been thinking about learning carpentry to be able to fix and modify my own house due to issues with contractors and the cost. Additionally it's a nice back up in case I get laid off or my current trade is somehow replaced/obsolete.
Being handy in general is a wonderful skill to have. From doing simple household tasks like changing out a light fixture to doing minor (or even somewhat major) plumbing work and just being involved in all the bits and pieces of working on buildings really opens up opportunities to save a ton of money on random little things that would otherwise be quite expensive.
Being able to assess whether if a job is worth investing in a tool or hiring a contractor to do it is good too.
I hired a handyman for $50 to cut a big tabletop in half longways when I could have just bought the same tool for the same price.
The contrast to this is knowing how to use the tool well and the difference between a $50 and $500 tool. Sometimes the cheapest version of a tool wielded badly is a lot more expensive than a pro with the high end version. Not to mention filling up a garage with things used only once years ago!